Jim Carris, Illinois 10th District Republican Candidate, said he paid his way through college and law school by working various jobs, including at a miniature golf course where he won multiple championships and always found support from the owners, whenever he needed work. Carris was on a recent episode of the Lake Forest podcast.
"Throughout college and law school, I paid my own way," said Carris on the Lake Forest podcast. "I worked a variety of different jobs, from construction to cutting grass to painting houses. As a matter of fact, one of my first jobs was at the miniature golf course on Milwaukee Road.
“I won the club championship, if you will, the putt-putt club championship here on Milwaukee Road,” said Carris. “Then I went to Morton Grove, played the next champion, and beat him two years in a row. So that was bragging rights for Gus. Gus has since passed, but he was a wonderful man, anytime I needed work, money for school, expenses, or whatever, I would go to Gus and say, 'Gus, do you have any work for me?'"
This full episode is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
The latest edition of the podcast focused on Carris’ vision for the future and his plans for representing the community in Congress.
The Lake Forest podcast is hosted by Pete Jansons, an entrepreneur with a background in neuroscience, Rick Lesser, an attorney and former village trustee, and Joe Weiss, who has experience in multiple government and public service positions. The podcast covers topics and politics impacting the area around the city of Lake Forest, according to the Lake Forest podcast website.
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